The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 34 Lizzy Wins While I Mute the Volume

Lily would never leave him; of that, John was certain. But Elsa’s situation tonight was visibly dangerous- he couldn’t let her be harassed by predatory men.

He let go of Lily and warned her in a low voice, “Move back into the villa before tomorrow night. There’s a limit to how far you can push this; don’t take advantage just because I’ve spoiled you.”

Yvonne sent him another video.

In it, several men circled Elsa, leering with filthy grins as she stood there, pale and terrified.

When those men reached for the hem of her dress, he could no longer waste another second with Lily.

The elevator happened to arrive on the floor. He jabbed the button and stepped inside.

As the elevator doors slid shut, Lily gripped her torn clothes tightly, exhaling a long, shaky breath.

Then she remembered what he’d said–she let out a cold, bitter laugh. Taking advantage of being spoiled…

He’d given all his affection to Elsa; she’d never even tasted it, she had no idea where was the so–called spoiling.

Thankfully, even when he tried to get her back with half–hearted gestures, her heart had never wavered.

Hesitation and longing, that’s the road to ruin. She’d already given her love to the wrong man; she couldn’t let herself be dragged into the abyss again.

So even if her heart bled, she would walk forward step by step, across every thorn, never looking back…

Lily thought that after sleeping so much during the day, she’d be up all night with insomnia.

To her surprise, after scrolling through some news, she drifted off into a deep sleep.

of the night, she was jolted awake by a series of

she reached for her phone and saw that Yvonne had

the top were

been recorded at the

red and green lights, John was caught on camera kicking the two men who had been harassing Elsa, one blow each, violent and

The man who was always so cold and

you still dared to come

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“John, don’t touch me!”

shoved him hard, eyes rimmed

quickly filled with a misty sheen. Like a cold red rose suddenly cracking down the middle–proud yet fragile–it made

life. You can run to Lily; why can’t I be with someone else? You broke your promise, so I’ll break the rules too! Let go of me! I want to dance; I want to be happy with

got

John pulled her tightly into his arms, overcome

of aching tenderness, “Lizzy, don’t do this to yourself. I’ll stay with you;

outside, whipping up the hem of Elsa’s scarlet dress; her expression matched it–bold, triumphant, basking in

tightly to John’s chest, wrapped in romantic tension. Anyone who saw

second video showed them back at

table. Elsa, still clinging to him like

His expression was unreadable.

leaned down and carefully began to

she said her calf was cramping, so he knelt

Elsa, he never seemed to

sparkled like a victorious

the camera; then suddenly,

time in the office–John

no interest in watching them